At a Glance
- Tasks: Manage daily trading operations and make real-time decisions in a fast-paced environment.
- Company: Join a global team of experts in systematic trading.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, incentive compensation, and comprehensive benefits package.
- Other info: Opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology and develop your skills in a supportive environment.
- Why this job: Make impactful decisions and drive business growth in a dynamic trading platform.
- Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in STEM, Finance, or Economics; experience in electronic trading preferred.
The predicted salary is between 54000 - 66000 £ per year.
As a Systematic Trader, you'll join our global team of experts responsible for managing the day-to-day trading of our quantitative systematic trading strategies. You will make real-time decisions to manage risk, respond to changing market conditions, react to patterns observed in trading behaviours, and act on the broad set of alerts generated by our leading monitoring platform.
You will partner with the firm's strategy developers and technologists to deliver a best-in-class trading platform that directly unlocks business opportunities and improves the robustness of our businesses.
Objectives
- Manage the daily operation of our systematic trading platform, partnering with developers, researchers, and technology teams.
- Develop a deep understanding of market microstructure, products, regulations, and our trading platform to facilitate business growth (new regions/venues/products, defining new technology requirements, and deployment of new strategies).
- Design and drive the continual improvement of our world-class trading platform.
- Monitor markets and strategy performance metrics identifying trends that inform actions.
- Understand and navigate macro event risks by constructing and executing trading playbooks.
- Own risk management protections and have authority over trading activities.
Skills and Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in STEM, Finance, Economics, or Business program from a top institution.
- Excellent problem-solving and strategic decision-making ability; able to keep the big picture in mind, making informed and defensible decisions in a fast-paced trading environment.
- Prior experience in electronic trading.
- Detail-oriented and excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Demonstrated self-starter, with the drive and can-do attitude to learn new things and push through change to deliver results.
- Skill assets: experience with Linux, proficiency in Python.
In accordance with applicable law, the base salary range for this role is $150,000 to $325,000. In addition, the employee who fills this role will be eligible to participate in a discretionary incentive compensation program, as well as a wide array of benefit programs, such as medical and life insurance, retirement and tax-free savings plans, and access to other healthcare programs.
Tradesmen in London employer: Citadel Securities
As a leading player in the systematic trading space, our company offers an exceptional work environment that fosters innovation and collaboration among talented professionals. Located in a vibrant financial hub, we provide competitive salaries, comprehensive benefits, and ample opportunities for personal and professional growth, ensuring that our employees thrive both in their careers and well-being. Join us to be part of a dynamic team where your contributions directly impact our cutting-edge trading strategies and business success.
